氟利昂 (fú lì áng) — freon (a type of chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

freon (a type of chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant)

Examples

氟利昂。
Zhè zhǒng bīng xiāng shǐ yòng de shì fú lì áng zuò wéi zhì lěng jì.
This type of refrigerator uses Freon as a refrigerant.
氟利昂。
Kē xué jiā fā xiàn fú lì áng duì chòu yǎng céng yǒu pò huài zuò yòng.
Scientists discovered that Freon has a destructive effect on the ozone layer.
氟利昂。
Xǔ duō guó jiā yǐ jīng jìn zhǐ shǐ yòng fú lì áng le.
Many countries have already banned the use of Freon.

Origin

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

氟利昂 spells the foreign name Freon; the characters do not carry separate meanings here.

Sound-only characters

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

气弗氟

Meaning part形符xíngfú

气气qìgas

Sound part声符shēngfú

弗

Same sound today

氟 combines 气 (gas) with 弗, a part that points to its sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

禾禾hégrain
刀刀dāoknife

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

日卬昂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

卬

卬áng昂áng

Same sound today

昂 pairs 日 (sun) with 卬, a drawing of a standing man and a kneeling man that gives the sound.

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